Reviews
Dounia Tabolo
Now in his mid-70s, Traoré was allegedly playing African blues guitar even before the late, great Ali Farka Touré. His...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Don’t Give Up
Born in Kinshasa, Jason Tamba, who began playing guitar at the age of seven on a homemade instrument, went on...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2022
Heavenless
Vin Gordon is a true legend of the Jamaican music scene. As a stalwart trombonist he has featured on albums...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: October/2016
Gwo Ka: Music of Guadeloupe, West Indies
Many listeners may have been drawn to the exuberant, complex percussion found in Guadaloupe by Kassav’, the long-lived Paris-based band...
Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Liber
The Dutch Antillean island of Curaçao hasn‘t yet become a central presence on the world music landscape, but these gorgeous...
Reviewed by Sue Steward in issue: March/2010
Mande Kulu
This is a sequel to 2015's Sangoyi, with the core collaboration between Malian residents Samba Diabaté and Vincent Zanetti (both...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: July/2017
Room of Wonders
Where music explorer Bela Fleck once trod unknown ground with the banjo, taking it into jazz and popular music, Canadian...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: Apr/May/2011
Tepid on My Trippin’ Heels
Naomi Randall is a Cambridge native who debuted in 2013 with an album she shared with Tom Gaskall. Randall continued...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: December/2020
